Proverbs 31:9 Go deeper

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

פְּתַח\־pe.tach-open

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to open

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Proverbs 31:9 word 1

פִּ֥יךָPi.khamouth your

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:9 word 2

שְׁפָט\־she.fot-judge

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Proverbs 31:9 word 3

צֶ֑דֶקTze.dekrighteousness

Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:9 word 4

וְ֝דִ֗יןve.Dinand plead [the] cause of

Lemma: דִּין (din) · Strong's: H1777

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to judge

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 30:6, Genesis 49:16, Deuteronomy 32:36, 1 Samuel 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1777; TAHOT Proverbs 31:9 word 5

עָנִ֥י'a.Ni[the] poor

Lemma: עָנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H6041

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: afflicted

Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:12, Deuteronomy 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6041; TAHOT Proverbs 31:9 word 6

וְאֶבְיֽוֹן\׃\ \פve.'ev.Yonand [the] needy

Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: needy

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 15:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0034; TAHOT Proverbs 31:9 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Open	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
your mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
judge	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
righteously	→	צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness
and defend the cause	→	דִּין H1777 to judge
of the poor	→	עָנִי H6041 afflicted
and needy	→	אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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